Close race in Tamaki: poll

Wellington: A new Maori Television/Curia Market Research poll shows the race for the Tamaki Makaurau electorate is close, with less than a week until election day.

The poll has Labour’s Peeni Henare — the incumbent in the electorate — at 35% of the candidate vote, closely followed by the Maori Party’s John Tamihere who is on 29%.

Green Party coleader Marama Davidson is on less than half of that — 14%. Twelve percent were undecided and 7% refused to say.

In terms of party vote, Labour is on 57% followed by the Maori Party on 9% and the Greens on 7%, with 11% undecided. — RNZ